I have to admit to thoroughly enjoying this series, and the wait for the final book is killing me! My only gripes are with the e-book novellas - they aren't available on Amazon UK and with having to wait forever for the next book coming out, but that's fairly normal I suppose.“Found.” “Sent.” “Sabotaged.” Out of these three books I think Sabotaged was the least interesting of the series, don’t get me wrong it was a great book but the first two were better. I often read YA books, they make great light reading and require less focus than adult books, which is great after a long day. I say 'authentic' because it's a view of history that skirts over the bloodier aspects, even when death is involved it's done in a child friendly way. As a teacher I really like the way these stories introduce characters from history and the 'authentic' way they are described. As a Brit I am less familiar with the Virginia Dare story than those of the other missing children, but Ms Haddix explains the history very well. I must admit this was one of my least favourite stories, but that doesn't make this a really good story, it just means the others are excellent. Tell us, don't ask us, especially when you're wasting a good 15 minutes of my time asking me questions you already know the answer to! I'd like to read or listen to the next book in the series, but I hope they improve the two things I mentioned, especially the narration.īook three of an eight (?) book series, continuing in style.

What time period is this? I realize there's supposed to be a bit of mystery, but you are the author. Why did they bring us here? What was the man trying to do? Who are those people? Where are the others. There must have been pages and pages of questions sprouting from Jonah, i.e. The other star was taken off for Haddix's endless bombardment of questions in the book. His reading style is even more strange in that he pauses for about 2 seconds between each and every sentence. That sing-song puppet show voice he uses to represent Jonah and the other kids is condescending and annoying. Either that or he thinks the listener is a three year old. He obviously thinks they are the same as three year olds.

Chris Sorenson must not think much of preteen kids. However, the reason I knocked off two stars: First, the narrator. Margaret Peterson Haddix is no stranger to unique 'what if' scenarios (i.e.

It's a very interesting concept, to have been kidnapped from history, raised in the future, and then brought back to an unfamiliar point in history. Good series - narration needs improvement

Sabotaged by margaret peterson haddix